Zhang Juzheng stood in front of the Fusi Yamen in Beizhen. Standing next to him was Lu Tiaoyang, the second assistant, and behind them stood everyone from the Sanfa Division.
Courtiers such as Ge Shouli, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Wang Zhigao, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Li Youzi, the left and right ministers of Dali Temple, and Luo Fengxiang, as well as Zhu Xixiao, the commander of the imperial guards behind the Ming Dynasty, and Feng Bao, the governor of the East Factory, jointly constituted the joint trial of the three law departments. of the jury.
The Ministry of Punishment receives punishments from all over the world, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for picketing, the Dali Temple is responsible for refutation, and the three judicial departments gather together.
In order to specially welcome the emperor's arrival, the Fusi Yamen of Jinyiwei North Town carried out an unprecedented cleaning. The windows were bright and clean, and even the corners of the walls were brushed with pig hair brushes, and sandalwood was lit. This originally gloomy Yamen finally became The sun shines a bit brighter.
Zhu Yijun is sitting in the back hall of the yamen. He is the emperor. He is in the front hall and has to sit in the middle. Who will judge the case?
The criminal Wang Zhanglong was taken out from the jail, and two Senten Qianhu, wearing red robes and flying fish uniforms, were responsible for escorting him. Even after he was sent to the court, the two Senten Qianhu were still holding down the shackled criminal. , dare not relax in any way.
Tishuai Zhu Xixiao has only one request: nothing should happen to Fusi Yamen in Beizhen.
"Bang! The criminal Wang Zhanglong, quickly recruit the real person. Who ordered you to go to Qianqing Palace to assassinate?!" Zhu Xixiao is a court official. This is the Fusi Yamen of Beizhen. Naturally, he is responsible for presiding over the case. Zhu Xixiao was shocked when he clapped his hands. Xing Mu, with a majestic look, asked in a stern voice.
Wang Zhanglong knelt on the ground, seemingly frightened by the shock, and said tremblingly: "Tishuai, the common people just came into the palace to steal some things. If there is no assassination, please Tishuai to see clearly."
"Bring in the physical evidence!" Zhu Xixiao shouted loudly.
Two knives, one long and one short, were presented to Wang Zhanglong for his assassination. The short one was the dagger used to stab the emperor, and the long one was the ring-headed knife used to cut Zhang Hong. They were extremely sharp.
A bed board of the emperor's dragon bed was replaced, and there was still a mark of a hole inserted by a dagger. After Zhu Yijun got up, Zhang Hong asked Zhang Jing to take someone to remove the bed board and replace it with a new one, which was sent to the third party as physical evidence. The yamen of the law department.
Zhu Xixiao sneered and said: "You brought the murder weapon into the palace and went straight to Qianqing Palace. When the internal official Zhang Hong arrested you, I was personally present. Where are the properties you stole? I can't say that you don't like the things in Qianqing Palace. Come on! You have irrefutable evidence in front of you, yet you still dare to quibble!"
Wang Zhanglong rolled his eyes, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "The grassroots are soldiers of the Qi family army!"
"The common people were confused for a moment and believed what the bad guy said. It was the eunuchs in the palace who asked the common people to enter the palace to assassinate him. They said they wanted to scare the little emperor so that he could teach him how powerful he was."
"That's nonsense!" Zhu Xixiao sneered and shouted loudly: "Bring witnesses!"
Several witnesses were brought to the front of the hall one after another, identifying Wang Zhanglong, and perfectly profiled Wang Zhanglong's life as a slave in Beijing.
Wang Zhanglong was a gambler. He lost money in gambling and borrowed a lot of money from the gambling house. When the owner, shopkeeper and others of the gambling house came to testify, they were so frightened that they could not even stand. Even if they set up a gambling house, why would they do it? Was he caught by the Tiqi and thrown into a prison? !
The Tiqi did indeed lose a lot of power, but that was also in the court. In the eyes of the owner of the gambling house, the Tiqi were the emperor's direct garrison. Entering the Fusi Yamen of Beizhen was like entering the sky prison. , those are the great traitors and evils that punished the nine tribes.
Wang Zhanglong had to pay off his gambling debts, otherwise the debt collectors would block him with no way out. He originally wanted to castrate himself and enter the palace, but sold himself to get some money. After asking around, he found a way to enter the palace. He heard that there was something big going on. The deal was done.
Zhang Juzheng sat firmly. He had read the files. Tiqi was still so vigorous and relaxed in handling cases. Every case he handled was an ironclad case. Every word Tiqi said was spitted and nailed.
During the Jiajing period, when Lu Bing was the commander-in-chief of Ti, the Tiqi of Fusi in Beizhen were so popular that even Dongchang had to avoid them, and they were deeply trusted by Emperor Jiajing.
Few people accused Lu Bing of being in power and framed him. Even those officials who liked to find faults could only say that Lu Bing was good at catering to his superiors.
As a secret service department of the emperor that specializes in doing dirty work, Lu Bing was only scolded for catering to his superiors, which was already a very high praise.
There are seventeen Jinyiwei, one with a full capacity of 1,120 people, and a total of 19,040 Jinyiwei. The Fusi Jinyiwei in Beizhen who has detective powers is called Tiqi.
At the most, Tiqi only had 600 people, but they always handled cases professionally and could be called sharp claws and sharp teeth.
Timing yellow is reserved exclusively for the emperor.
Tiqi's ability to handle cases was still there, but after Lu Bing's death, in just a dozen years, Tiqi's status deteriorated. Who made the eunuchs closer to the emperor?
Zhu Xixiao shocked the tiger again and asked: "Who asked you to pretend to be a soldier of the Qi family army? Recruit him truthfully, but if you make any more lies, you will be sentenced to death!"
Seeing that his identity was exposed, Wang Zhanglong knelt on the ground and cried and said: "It was Feng Bao and Feng Daxuan in the palace who asked me to say this! He said that he wanted me to pretend to be a soldier of the Qi family army, and then slandered Chen Hong. He promised me wealth. , saying that even if I am caught, Dongchang will deal with it and send me out when the time comes!"
"Tishuai, it's really Feng Baofeng and Feng Daxuan who taught me to say this!"
As soon as this statement came out, several ministers discussed and whispered among themselves.
Feng Bao did have a motive to give Qi Jiguang a shit basin.
Qi Jiguang was Zhang Juzheng's disciple. If Qi Jiguang was unlucky, Zhang Juzheng would also be unlucky.
Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng were indeed political allies, but Zhang Juzheng was first and foremost a civil servant, a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and the chief assistant.
Gao Gong wanted to seize the power of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, but Zhang Juzheng, as the head of the civil service, didn't want to do that?
As the chief minister in the palace, Feng Bao took the opportunity to teach and beat Zhang Juzheng, and even forced Zhang Juzheng to investigate severely because of Qi Jiajun's relationship. Get involved.
Feng Bao did have the motive to do this, risking his own life and that of the little emperor in exchange for the death of Chen Hong and Gao Gong.
Zhu Yijun sat in the back hall and looked at Feng Bao. As he expected, there was indeed testimony against Feng Bao.
"I don't have the guts." Feng Bao remained calm and shook his head. The assassins didn't even succeed in the assassination. He almost got knocked to death before he managed to survive. If the emperor really died, he would be like a wild dog without his master and would only die. One share.
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Hong and said, "Zhang Hong, go ahead and tell him you are Feng Daban and let him recognize you."
Zhang Hong took the order and walked out of the back hall and came to the front hall. He shook his whisk and said in a high voice: "You are a scoundrel who bites you randomly. When did our family tell you this?"
Wang Zhanglong looked up and cried loudly: "Feng Daban, save me! Feng Daban promised me wealth, why is it different from what he said."
Zhang Hong thought to himself that it was a pity. If Wang Zhanglong denied it, or said that he had never seen him, he would be able to throw dirty water on Feng Bao. He shook his head and said: "Look at our family talking, when did our family allow you to be rich?" "
"That's what I said when my companion led me into the palace yesterday." Wang Zhanglong raised his head and still insisted that it was Feng Bao who gave the order.
Zhang Hong took a few steps forward, slowly squatted down, and said with a sneer: "We just put on the red robe yesterday. You did see our family yesterday. We are the internal official who arrested you yesterday! Open your eyes." Big dog eyes, take a good look!”
Only then did Wang Zhanglong recognize that it was Zhang Hong who had been under the dark lights yesterday. Wang Zhanglong's face changed drastically and he wanted to struggle. The two prisoners were holding down Wang Zhanglong.
"Several ministers also saw it. This man is full of nonsense." Zhang Hong said no more and went back to the back hall.
"Why don't you recruit them from the ground up?!" Zhu Xixiao asked again, shocking the situation.
Wang Zhanglong saw that his lie was exposed, so he chose to confess honestly. He only knew that the person in red robe was the eunuch, so he admitted his mistake.
Zhu Yijun narrowed his eyes and looked at Ge Shouli, the censor of Zuodu. Just now Zhang Hong came out of the back hall. Ge Shouli's index and middle fingers were on the armrests of the Taishi chair, tapping unconsciously. After Wang Zhanglong admitted his mistake, Ge Shouli tapped as fast as he could. Speeded up a bit.
The third-rank imperial censor of Zuodu, the head of the official department of science and education, doesn’t even have this kind of self-cultivation?
Among the foreign ministers present, only Ge Shouli is from the Jin Party.
Chen Hong, Teng Xiang, Meng Chong and other eunuchs were also referred from Dongchang to Fusi Yamen in Beizhen for further interrogation.
"Chen Hong, do you think Gao Gong, the former chief minister of the cabinet, ordered you to do this?" Zhu Xixiao asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.
During the period when Chen Hong was out of power, his life was not going smoothly. His cheeks were fleshless and his eyes were sunken. He knelt on the ground and said slightly weakly: "It was indeed Gao Gong who ordered it, and we have evidence!"
"Don't talk nonsense! Gao Gong has a strong friendship, connects sea transportation, orders border defenses, pacifies southern Yunnan and Pinglingbiao, and subdues the Western captives. He is a minister of the country, how can you bite him like this!" Ge Shouli, the censor of Zuodu, slapped the table. When he reprimanded angrily, he pointed at Chen Hong, his eyes widened, and he was obviously furious.
Wang Zhigao, the Minister of Punishment, pulled Ge Shouli and said, "Why is Mr. Ge so anxious? What if we look at his evidence?"
Chen Hongsi looked at Ge Shouli. Ge Shouli, who used to be so groveling and would call him "Mr. Chen" when he saw him, now dared to rebuke her?
Chen Hong sneered, looked at Ge Shouli and said, "There is a handwritten letter from Gao Gong, which was sent to the palace from Caihuying. Our family recognizes that his notes were sent to the palace by Li Shi, a member of Gao Gong's family!"
"Our family is about to die, so there is no need to bite him. Li Shi, a member of Gao Gong's family, is still in the capital. Catch him and we will find out once we ask him."
"You group of arrogant ministers are relying on Wang Chonggu, the governor of Xuanda, to take advantage of Anda Khan's business and embezzle it wantonly. None of you can escape!"
The feeling of losing power is more uncomfortable than death. Now that there is a chance, Chen Hong certainly wants to make a comeback. Now that the matter is exposed, he can only die if he is a eunuch. What is he afraid of? Of course he wants to drag people into the water.
"Where is the handwriting?" Zhu Xixiao frowned. There was no mention of the handwriting or Li Shi in the case files from Dongchang.
Chen Hong then shook his head and said, "It's buried under the jujube tree behind the toilet at Langxia's house."
Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao. Feng Bao didn't know such crucial evidence?
Feng Bao said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Chen Hong entered the East Factory without saying a word and wanted to die. I also learned from Meng Chong and Teng Xiang that it was Gao Gong who ordered Chen Hong to die. I have done half the work, but I dug three feet into the ground yesterday, but the time was too short and no evidence was found."
"I will send someone to get the documentary evidence right now."
Chen Hong knew he would die, so why would he hand over the evidence to Feng Bao? Feng Bao failed to protect His Majesty and lost trust. How could Chen Hong let him do his job well?
"Liu Shouyou, bring two hundred cavalry to arrest Li Shi. Luo Bingliang, you come with Feng Dajuan to collect the documentary evidence." Zhu Xixiao hesitated for a moment, but still asked Luo Bingliang, who was sentenced to a thousand households, to follow Feng Bao to collect the documentary evidence. It would be easier. trouble.
"Won't Ge Zongxian go with you?" Second Assistant Lu Tiaoyang reminded Ge Shouli that the case was handled by the outer court. The Jinyi Guards had gone, and the palace had gone. If Ge Shouli didn't go, Tiqi and Fanzi would team up to frame Gao Shouli. Gong is going to be unlucky.
Lu Tiaoyang clasped his hands and suddenly asked: "Don't mention it, Mr. Ge, does he know that Gao Gong's family member Li Shi is still in the capital? Or does he know that this handwritten letter is indeed true?"
Ge Shouli stood up, shook his sleeves and said, "That's nonsense! I'll go with them!"
The documentary evidence came back quickly. The Ministry of Punishment, Beizhen Fusi, and Dongchang all had handwriting appraisers, and various forces began to appraise the handwritten notes.
Before the sun set, Li Shi was captured and brought back. There were road signs when entering the city. People who were not from the capital city and where they wanted to seek refuge were all written on the road signs. The Colonel of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division specially had someone to check and recheck the people entering the city, even if they were from the capital city. He ran away and found the person by following the clues.
Li Shi was dragged in by Tiqi. His legs were so weak that he couldn't even kneel down. He just collapsed on the ground and said tremblingly: "Tishuai Rongzhen... the grassroots entered the city and were dismissed by Gao Gong. , had no choice but to return to the capital to seek refuge with his relatives. What crime did this... commoner... commit, and how did he end up being caught in a prison?"
The Ming Dynasty banned slaves. In order to circumvent the Ming Dynasty law, the Ming Dynasty's high-ranking families accepted servants in the name of their family members. Therefore, it was reasonable for Li Shi to return to the capital to seek refuge with his relatives and friends because his family had been dismissed and he had no support.
The clerk of Fusi Yamen and the Ministry of Punishment of Beizhen placed the evidence in front of the hall, bowed his head and said: "Tishuai, the handwriting is fake!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Chen Hong was shocked when he heard that, and wanted to break away from Fanzi's hand, but was pressed tightly to the ground by the two Fanzi. Chen Hong struggled and shouted loudly: "I can recognize those high-arched characters even if they turn into ashes! They can't be fake!"
Ge Shouli breathed a sigh of relief, clapped his hands together, rubbed his hands together and said, "I knew someone would be framing me! Although Mr. Gao is eager for justice, he is determined not to do such a thing!"
